Here's the problem:
I just bought an ASUS G1 loaded with Windows Vista Premium. Now, the owner
of the place I'm living in has an UNSECURED Wireless Internet Network that is
practically available to all residents of the place. My laptop could detect
that network and said that it had a strong signal (5 bars). Now i tried
connecting to it and it said that it couldn't connect because of low signal
quality. I have another laptop, an Inspiron with, that could connect to the
network, no sweat. So what's wrong with the connection? I updated the driver
network adapter.

Be aware that Road Runner terms of service for residential accounts
do not allow for sharing connections among different households. I
realize that this happens in NYC but you should check to make sure
that this is not going to get you in some kind of legal trouble.

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:42:00 -0700, Stefan
wrote:

Here's the problem:
I just bought an ASUS G1 loaded with Windows Vista Premium. Now, the owner
of the place I'm living in has an UNSECURED Wireless Internet Network that is
practically available to all residents of the place. My laptop could detect
that network and said that it had a strong signal (5 bars). Now i tried
connecting to it and it said that it couldn't connect because of low signal
quality. I have another laptop, an Inspiron with, that could connect to the
network, no sweat. So what's wrong with the connection? I updated the driver
network adapter.
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Nah.. It's perfectly legal.. I live in the household that owns the router..
So I'm pretty sure I have the privilege of using it. Haha.. Anyway, what
could be the problem?

"Stefan" wrote:

Here's the problem:
I just bought an ASUS G1 loaded with Windows Vista Premium. Now, the owner
of the place I'm living in has an UNSECURED Wireless Internet Network that is
practically available to all residents of the place. My laptop could detect
that network and said that it had a strong signal (5 bars). Now i tried
connecting to it and it said that it couldn't connect because of low signal
quality. I have another laptop, an Inspiron with, that could connect to the
network, no sweat. So what's wrong with the connection? I updated the driver
network adapter.

"Stefan" wrote in message ...
Here's the problem:
I just bought an ASUS G1 loaded with Windows Vista Premium. Now, the owner
of the place I'm living in has an UNSECURED Wireless Internet Network that is
practically available to all residents of the place. My laptop could detect
that network and said that it had a strong signal (5 bars). Now i tried
connecting to it and it said that it couldn't connect because of low signal
quality. I have another laptop, an Inspiron with, that could connect to the
network, no sweat. So what's wrong with the connection? I updated the driver
network adapter.

Still may be a driver problem...

--PA

thatz the thing.. I just updated the driver and it said that it was working
properly.. Does it have anything with the router?

"Pavel A." wrote:

"Stefan" wrote in message ...
Here's the problem:
I just bought an ASUS G1 loaded with Windows Vista Premium. Now, the owner
of the place I'm living in has an UNSECURED Wireless Internet Network that is
practically available to all residents of the place. My laptop could detect
that network and said that it had a strong signal (5 bars). Now i tried
connecting to it and it said that it couldn't connect because of low signal
quality. I have another laptop, an Inspiron with, that could connect to the
network, no sweat. So what's wrong with the connection? I updated the driver
network adapter.

Still may be a driver problem...

--PA

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:42:00 -0700, Stefan
wrote:

Here's the problem:
I just bought an ASUS G1 loaded with Windows Vista Premium. Now, the owner
of the place I'm living in has an UNSECURED Wireless Internet Network that is
practically available to all residents of the place. My laptop could detect
that network and said that it had a strong signal (5 bars). Now i tried
connecting to it and it said that it couldn't connect because of low signal
quality. I have another laptop, an Inspiron with, that could connect to the
network, no sweat. So what's wrong with the connection? I updated the driver
network adapter.
You might have a defective wireless card in your system. Have you checked
out the signal level on other networks, and compared them to the level
reported by your Inspiron laptop? That would be my first test.

i compared the two signal reports. Both the XP laptop and teh Vista laptop
reported excellent signal strength

"Jay Somerset" wrote:

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:42:00 -0700, Stefan
wrote:

Here's the problem:
I just bought an ASUS G1 loaded with Windows Vista Premium. Now, the owner
of the place I'm living in has an UNSECURED Wireless Internet Network that is
practically available to all residents of the place. My laptop could detect
that network and said that it had a strong signal (5 bars). Now i tried
connecting to it and it said that it couldn't connect because of low signal
quality. I have another laptop, an Inspiron with, that could connect to the
network, no sweat. So what's wrong with the connection? I updated the driver
network adapter.
You might have a defective wireless card in your system. Have you checked
out the signal level on other networks, and compared them to the level
reported by your Inspiron laptop? That would be my first test.

someone help.. Huhu..

how about details of the router manufacturer, hardware rev and what
version of firmware? what happens if the connection is properly
secured?

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:20:00 -0700, Stefan
wrote:

someone help.. Huhu..

--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Well, if I try to connect to a secured network it asks for my passkey